'''The Ettenmoors''' were a mountainous, wild, and untamed land that lay north of [[Rivendell]]. It was here that the [[Witch-king of Angmar]] fled after his defeat in the [[Battle of Fornost]]. It was the home of [[Trolls]], and maybe some [[Giants]] and [[Goblins]].

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| name=Ettenmoors

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| type=Moorland

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| location=Eastern [[Eriador]], north of the [[Trollshaws]]

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| inhabitants=[[Trolls]], possibly [[Orcs]]

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| realms=[[Angmar]], [[Arnor]]

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| description=Highland region infested with Trolls

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| othernames=Ettendales, Troll-fells,

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'''The Ettenmoors''' were a mountainous, wild, and untamed land that lay north of [[Rivendell]]. It was here that in {{TA|1975}} the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]] fled after his defeat in the [[Battle of Fornost]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain]] [[Arador]] was slain by trolls in this area<ref>{{App|Tale}}</ref> in {{TA|2930|n}}.<ref>{{App|North}}</ref>

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It is speculated that [[Mount Gram]], from where a host of [[Goblins]] attacked the [[Shire]], was located in the Ettenmoors.<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', pages 75, 80</ref>

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Also called the '''troll-fells''',<ref>{{FR|Flight}}</ref> the region was likely infested with [[Trolls]].

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The Ettenmoors included the land of the [[Ettendales]], which consisted of valleys reaching into the foothills of the [[Misty Mountains]].<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 188</ref>

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It is speculated that [[Mount Gram]], from where a host of [[Orcs]] [[Battle of Greenfields|attacked]] [[the Shire]], was located in the Ettenmoors.<ref>[[Karen Wynn Fonstad]], ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'', pp. 75, 80</ref>

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

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{{quote|In the word ''Ettenmoors'' the element ''etten'' is derived from Old English ''eōten'' 'giant, troll', and ''moor'' is used here in the sense of 'high barren land' - hence ''troll-fells'', fells (i.e. hills of moorland) in which trolls lives|[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 183}}

The first instance of ''troll-fells'' was devoid of a dash and was capitalized, "Trollfells": [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote on a map: "Alter Entish Lands to [Trollfells > Bergrisland >] Ettenmoor". This is also the first mention of Ettenmoor(s) in the legendarium.<ref name="Map">{{TI|Map}}, p. 306</ref>

==Portrayal in Adaptations ==

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:The Ettenmoors is the region where player vs player play takes place. The land has three keeps (Lugazag, Tirith Rhaw and Tol Ascarnen), Isendeep Mine and Grimwood Lumber Camp that can be controlled by either the forces of Angmar or the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.

:The Ettenmoors is the region where player vs player play takes place. The land has three keeps (Lugazag, Tirith Rhaw and Tol Ascarnen), Isendeep Mine and Grimwood Lumber Camp that can be controlled by either the forces of Angmar or the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.

Etymology

"Fells" translates to hills or moorland, thus "troll-fells" were hills in which trolls lived.[7]

The first instance of troll-fells was devoid of a dash and was capitalized, "Trollfells": J.R.R. Tolkien wrote on a map: "Alter Entish Lands to [Trollfells > Bergrisland >] Ettenmoor". This is also the first mention of Ettenmoor(s) in the legendarium.[8]

Portrayal in Adaptations

The Ettenmoors is the region where player vs player play takes place. The land has three keeps (Lugazag, Tirith Rhaw and Tol Ascarnen), Isendeep Mine and Grimwood Lumber Camp that can be controlled by either the forces of Angmar or the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.